Three Plays; Melissa Kouros And Christopher Columbus
1969A53145New York NY: Simon & Schuster. 1969. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Kazantzakis's first published work was the 1906 narrative Serpent and Lily which he signed with the pen name 'Karma Nirvami' . In 1907 he went to Paris for his graduate studies and was deeply influenced by the philosophy of Henri Bergson primarily the idea that a true understanding of the world comes from the combination of intuition personal experience and rational thought. The theme of rationalism mixed with irrationality later became central to many of Kazantzakis's later stories characters and personal philosophies. Later in 1909 he wrote a one-act play titled Comedy which was filled with existential themes predating the post-Second World War existentialist movement in Europe spearheaded by writers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Camus. After completing his studies in Paris he wrote the tragedy "The Master Builder" based on a popular Greek folkloric myth. " from Wikipedia; 285p. pages; Pictured 5/28/26 . Simon & Schuster hardcover
